A Flare For Leaser Lake ...

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine ~ & shadows will fall behind you.”

                         ~ Walt Whitman

                          ~ 1819-1892

The golden hour certainly has a flare for Leaser Lake as kayakers at left blend into the silhouetted beauty and sunflares on the lake in summer, my most favorite of seasons, while a gorgeous late August sunset colors the lake with golden hues in the shadow of the northern Blue Mountain Ridge, New Tripoli, Pennsylvania.

Leaser Lake’s namesake is Frederick Leaser, an American patriot who in September 1777 with his farm team hauled The Liberty Bell from Philadelphia to Allentown where it was concealed in Zion Reformed Church for protection during the Revolutionary War. His homestead is located one mile north of the lake.

Leaser Lake was built by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for water-oriented recreation and opened for public use in 1971. Lehigh County leases this area from the state and operates and maintains the park. The land north of the lake was purchased by the county in the early 1970s. It is entirely wooded and is used for nature study and as an addition to the State Game Lands No. 217.

 

Sweetness In July ...

“Take a look at what surrounds you. You’ll find natural wonders at every turn.”

                    ~author unknown

It’s sweetness in July as a precious white-tailed deer fawn grazes under its mama doe’s watchful eye along the Saucon Rail Trail, Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

 

Sunset Over Savannah ...

“Georgia, Georgia

The whole day through

Just an old sweet song

Keeps Georgia on my mind …”

      ~ “Georgia on My Mind”

     ~1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that year by Hoagy Carmichael. It has often been associated with Ray Charles a native of Georgia who recorded it for his 1960 album “The Genius Hits the Road.” In 1979, the State of Georgia designated Ray Charles’ version the official state song.

A beautiful late October sunset colors the southern sky over Savannah, Georgia ~ one of my very favorite cities ~ as viewed from my window seat on Delta Airlines. I snapped the view with my cell phone before landing at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah and added background texture by Jai Johnson for artistic effect.